H25.773

12 in HIGH x 3.25 in WIDE x in DEEP
(30.48 cm HIGH x 8.25 cm WIDE x cm DEEP)
USA
Gift of Miss Jean Scupham
H25.773


Powderhorn of leather,. Used in surveying Cen. Pac. Ry. (B Hopp 1982) Brown leather shot bag with casehardened charger. The leather bag has four leather straps, secured by rivets to its outer seam. The charger is of the sel-measuring type with a seesaw val;ve lever atop the spout. The spout may be pre-set to dispense a measured quantity of shot and is graduated for 1 1/4 abd 1 1/2 ounces. The shot bag measures 12 inches overall and 3 1/4 inches wide at its major axis.

Used: Central Pacific Railroad

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